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In Which This Bernie Gal Says: Sigh, Ok.

I know I've been an outspoken Bernie Bro. (Since we Sanders voters are all white hetero bros, right? Ahem).

But, can I tell ya? I am really feelin' the DNC right now. Really,
lemme say it, excited. Not just because Boyz II Men just sang Motown
Philly. Not just because there have been more people of color onstage in
the last few hours than in last week's entire RNC. And not just because
there's a stellar line-up of speakers
this week that pretty much makes me want to camp out in front of my TV
with a notepad, nodding, til Thursday night.

But because last
week's faux-patriotic Drumpf shitshow reminded me how important it is
that we all come together to ensure that this demagogue doesn't get
elected. There are smart, passionate folks out there right now like
Elizabeth Warren and Robert Reich who also find their hearts more
aligned with Sanders' policies. But they GET how important it is that
Drumpf not be elected. I mean, the prospects are terrifying. Not just
for us, but for our kids.

I think Jill Stein is great and my
political stances certainly align more with hers than with Hillary's.
Yes, she's more progressive. But she's not going to win. And if I vote
for her, that's one more chance Drumpf does. So for the sake of the
Supreme Court ALONE, we need to ensure HRC gets elected.

From
there, we elect progressives down ballot. We ensure that Bernie
continues to lead a movement (and maybe a new party) of New Progressives
for folks like us who don't see our leftist values reflected in the
current Democratic Party. And we keep chipping away at the establishment
bullshit that allowed folks like Debbie Wasserman Schultz to rig the
primaries.

Not that I know what I'm talking about. Not that I
am a political pundit! Unless perpetually scrolling Twitter in search of
more #DemsInPhilly
news makes me such. I am a yogi. A student. A human. A mother. And I am
looking forward to hearing what the mothers of Eric Garner and Trayvon
Martin and Michelle Obama and Joe Biden and Cory Booker and President
Obama and yup, even Bill and Chelsea Clinton have to say before the big
final HRC speech Thursday night.

Sometimes you gotta know when to let go. That's yoga, right? Don't get attached? Bernie's telling us as much.

I feel sad. But I listen to folks like Gavin Newsom and Elizabeth
Warren speak, and I feel a little more hopeful. At least this party
affirms LGBTQ rights and religious diversity and the right to choose.
It's far preferable to the alternative.

So let's watch. See
what happens. Over the course of the last 9 months, I have felt fired up
and demoralized and excited and disappointed. But right now I am just
grateful there is an alternative to Drumpf, even if a far-from-perfect
one. Now we just need to make sure she gets elected.